The Crater Lake Monster

"A beast more frightening than your most terrifying nightmare!"

Mar 1 1977 PG 1h 25m
Adventure, Crime, Fantasy

The heat of a meteor crashing into the lake incubates a prehistoric egg, which grows into a plesiosaur-like monster that terrifies the community.

Plot

In Oregon, a meteor crashes into Crater Lake and heats the water, hatching a dinosaur egg. Months later, fishes have vanished from the lake and a huge dinosaur hunts cattle and human to feed. The local Sheriff Steve Hanson investigates the mysterious disappearance of tourists and even a criminal. He also tells to the rednecks Arnie Chabot and Mitch Kowalski that they shall not rent their boats to the tourists. When he discovers the dinosaur, his friend Richard 'Doc' Calkins and two scientists asks him to leave the animal alive for the scientific community. Will Steve let the dinosaur live?

Written by

William R. Stromberg, Richard Cardella

Directed by

William R. Stromberg

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Crown International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,745
Average Rating
3.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA